dave, they make coordinating devices of every type including mechanical single pole and 3-ways. as for the 3-ways; every digital 3-way i've ever seen needs a master and slave, so its nothing to fault leviton for. its a system that needs to be planned for to avoid the situation you mentioned above. if not, you can always old-work in what you need.
Master & Slave... that's the term I was looking for, thanks.
Are you saying they make "coordinating" dimmers that will look like the Digital Vizio but really aren't? Are you sure about that?
That would have at least made the 2&3 gangs look better where there were 2 different brands of dimmers but that would have been yet another expense. And half of the dimmers still wouldn't actually be the digital controls, just regular dimmers that look like the Vizio Digitals. Sorry, but no thanks, I can't imagine purchasing a "fake" digital device just so it looks like the real ones.
Unfortunately, old work wasn't an option... no basement, no attic.
Like I said, they are cool in an ideal situation but they just don't work everywhere, and that's always a bummer.
I don't mean to bash the whole vizio line, I'm just trying to be honest and let George know what to look out for if he plans on purchasing them. And yes, planning is a must!